Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-203) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Chicana/o/x dream among first-generation college students -- Section I. Multiple systems of oppression along the educational borderlands: The framework of Atravesada/o/xs nepantleando -- Engaging la facultad to explain marginalizing processes -- Section II. The Chicana/o/x dream in the community college borderlands -- Navigating the community college as student-parents -- Community college students re-envisioning success in STEM -- Section III. The Chicana/o/x dream in the four-year university borderlands -- Empowerment and success among four-year university Chicano male students -- Intersectional journeys of four-year university Chicana female students -- Conclusion: Developing nepantlera/o/x critical consciousness among educators to foster the Chicana/o/x dream. The Chicana/o/x dream among first-generation college students -- Section I. Multiple systems of oppression along the educational borderlands -- The framework of atravesada/o/xs nepantleando -- Engaging 'la facultad' to explain maginalizing processes -- Section II. The chicana/o/x dream in the community college borderlands -- Navigating the community college as student-parents -- Community college students re-envisioning success in STEM -- Section III. The chicana/o/x dream in the four-year university borderlands -- Empowerment and success among four-year university chicano male students -- Intersectional journeys of four-year university chicana femals students -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Based on interview data, life testimonios, and Chicana feminist theories, The Chicana/o/x Dream profiles first-generation, Mexican-descent college students who have overcome adversity by utilizing various forms of cultural capital to power their academic success"-- Provided by publisher.
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